GENRE OF MUSIC 

Music is a voice that was structured so that it contains rhythm, song, and harmony particularly sound generated from instruments that can generate rhythm. Music can be divided into different genres in many different ways. There are five genre of music which is my favourite genre.

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1.      Country

Country music is traditional folk music American immigrants who began to develop in the United States around the western and southern parts. Music is an outgrowth of kelt music and gospel music. Country music was originally known as Old Time in the 1920. Then, in the 1940 the term turned into Bluegrass music. Until finally around 1950 to the present term country began to be used. The instruments of this musical genre which mostly use string instruments like the banjo, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, violin, and harmonica. The music is synonymous with the traditional American culture that cowboy outfit. Examples musicians of this genre which is the famous Taylor Swift.

2.      Jazz

Jazz is a music genre originating from the Afro-South American society in the 19th century and early 20th century. Jazz music grew out of the merger of blues, ragtime, and European music. Musical instruments used are the guitar, trombone, piano, trumpet, and saxophone. The tones of jazz music has a unique characteristic. The characteristics of this genre is the vocals and the lyrics tend to be regarded as part of the sound of the instrument. Rhythm and melody has tended to improvise. Jason Mraz is one of the famous musicians of this genre.

3.      Pop

Pop music or popular music is a genre of music that developed and popular in the 1950's. This genre is called popular because it has the appeal of a larger period than the other genres. Pop music has a style that is softer than rock so easily accepted by the general society. Characteristics of pop music that is melodic used easily applied in various characters lyrics, flexible and easily integrated with the other types, the songs catchy and easy to understand, harmony is not complicated, the tempo can be varied. Sample one of the famous musicians of this genre once dubbed the king of pop that is Michael Jackson.

4.      Dangdut

Dangdut is a genre of music from Indonesia. Even many works of this genre of music originating from Indonesia. Except indonesia there are from India and other Asian regions. This musical form wheelbase of Malay music in the 1940s. In the evolution to contemporary forms (now in effect elements of Indian music) and Arabic (the crooked and harmonization). Since the 1970s dangdut be said to have become the contemporary forms of music. As popular music, dangdut very open to the influence of other musical forms, ranging from kroncong, style, gamelan, harp, rock, pop, and even house music. From this genre, the most famous singer with hits-hits the king of dangdut Rhoma Irama.

5.      Easy Listening

Easy Listening  is a genre that is easily heard by listeners of music. Usually genre is usually played by Band-Band Indonesia. Easy Listening has meaning is easy to hear, means in the air song genre Easy Listening has the lyrics are easily memorized and Slow tone. Examples band that uses Genre Easy Listening is Ten2Five.